(DVD REVIEW) EVERYTHING MUST GO

I have a soft spot for people that branch out and try new things. People that aspire to be more than they are and refuse to be pigeonholed into being a specific person or thing. This is especially true for comedic actors. It's EXTREMELY HARD for them to ever get past the slap stick of their past work and move on to more serious subject matter. Movies like The Majestic, which was a good movie, FAILED because people wanted to see Jim Carrey talk out of his butt and make stupid faces. He has moved on to some more serious roles, but that first outing slapped him in the face pretty hard. Unfortunately that is the same thing that happened to Will Ferrell in this movie. It was a fine enough movie, but I don't think that people gave it enough credit because they were expecting him to break out into a Spartan Cheer.

Nick (Ferrell) gets fired from his job one day, comes home, and finds that he has also been fired from his marriage. All of his stuff is on the front lawn, his wife is gone, and the doors are locked. He calmly goes to get beer and decides to wait this out on the front lawn in his chair. The problem with him drinking beer is that he is an alcoholic that is in the 12 step program. When his sponsor, and also a cop, comes to tell him that he has to get his stuff off the lawn or he will get arrested, they find a loophole that says a yard sale can legally be held for 3 consecutive days. So, with the help of a neighborhood kid, and his next door neighbor, he has to find a way to piece his life back together in 3 days. But friends are fickle and sometimes that can lead to betrayal...even from those that we least expect it from.

This movie was actually pretty interesting. Seeing Ferrell do a movie like this was like watching a baby deer being born. You know that it is not going to jump up and sprint like a buck can, but that doesn't stop it from popping up as quickly as possible and giving it a shot. Ferrell CAN evolve into a more serious actor if his fans will let him...the only question is if that will ever happen. Until it does, I will always have a fever...and the only cure for that fever is more cow bell. Check it out if you are looking for a more dry comedy and seeing someone expand their range a bit. If you are looking for slapstick and "zingers"...pass.

NOTE: Am I the only person in the world that thinks Ferrell would be a perfect actor to play a serial killer?